Tomb of second-generation rich of 800 years ago unearthed

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Photo shows the excavation site. Photo: Qianjiang Evening News 



A Song dynasty (960-1279) tomb containing a couple buried together was unearthed on the campus of Zhejiang Normal University on January 11.

The tomb, found in a gymnasium construction site, has two chambers. The husband was buried in the north chamber, in which a light rack and some ancient coins were found. The wife's chamber is in the south of the tomb. Some precious items were unearthed, including a valuable jade pendant, a puff box, a bronze mirror 16 centimeters in diameter, dozens of ancient coins and an unidentified canakin.

The female owner of the tomb was a second-generation rich woman who lived 800 years ago, according to the analysis of an expert.

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